[Fiji Hill]

I have mixed feelings about "Roman" as a first name. In the 1970's and 1980's, there was a guy named Roman (pronounced "ro-MAHN") who was organizing collegiate Republicans in the LA area to support liberal causes. Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) alumni from Southern California will remember him--and not too fondly.

On the other hand, I was a big fan of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel.

[boop]

I think Roman is a cool name. Not common at all.

I have a very common first name, and it always made me crazy that I would have 3 or 4 kids in my class with the same.

So when my son was born, I made sure to look at the top 100 names for that year, but not use any of them. And his name is distinct, masculine, and no argument on how it's pronounced.